All-star guard Allen Iverson of the Nuggets did not play because of a right ankle sprain. The eight-time NBA all-star was introduced before the game and wore a black suit, shirt and tie and sunglasses. Iverson wasn’t at the arena in time to take the West team photo, wasn’t on the bench in the second half and wasn’t available for comment after the game.Read more…

The Denver Nuggets, who are one game over .500 after 45 games this season, play host to the 37-10 Phoenix Suns tomorrow night at Pepsi Center. For a statistical breakdown of the Suns-Nuggets contest, click here.

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.